This is quite the headline:
Creators Of The Sports Bra Will Join Inventors Hall Of Fame
I am not a woman. (MOST DEFINITELY!)
But, my understanding is that this recognition is very well-deserved.
This week at CES, the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) announced its newest class of inductees, including a three-woman team credited with creating the sports bra.
On Tuesday, the NIHF said it will induct 22 more “innovation pioneers” into its hall of fame this May. They include the inventor of the hard hat (posthumously admitted), a pair of scientists who developed ibuprofen (also posthumous), and the creators of the first commercial sports bra: Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, and Polly Smith.
(side note: as important as all 3 of these items are, it's very hard for me to grasp why in the world it has taken so long!)
I don't know much about sports bras -- and the little part that I know about them DEFINITELY did not include this factoid:
As Distillations reported in 2017, Lindahl “tried everything from binding herself with an elastic bandage to going entirely braless, which drew harassment from passing drivers ... [and] finally settled on a regular bra that was one size too small.” It helped with bouncing somewhat, but wasn’t comfortable.
Lindahl’s husband reportedly joked that she and her sister Polly Smith, a costume-maker at UVM, should try using a jockstrap, and Smith did just that, sewing two of them together with the straps forming an X in the back.
2 jockstraps! Imagine that!!
That brings an entirely different (and hilarious) image to mind when I see this:
More on the Hall of Fame deal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2020/01/08/creators-of-the-sports-bra-will-be-added-to-inventors-hall-of-fame/
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt